If you’re tired of narrow <a href="http://inhabitat.com/students-and-teachers-create-diy-guerilla-bike-lanes-in-mexico/">bike lanes</a> and uninspiring concrete walkways, have no fear. The new global transport initiative, <a href="http://ourcitiesourselves.org/">“Our Cities Ourselves”</a>, demonstrates how metropolises from Dar es Salaam to Buenos Aires can meet the challenges of accelerating population growth, as well as responding to climate change. Ten cities around the world have been re-imagined to prioritize pedestrians and sustainable transportation, such as bicycles.

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Aerial view of La Boca

Argentine architecture firm, PALO Arquitecta Urbana, presents plans to transform the neighborhood of La Boca, which they argue has the city’s most problematic transit issues.

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Buenos Aires site map

A plan of the area to be redeveloped in Buenos Aires.

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Perfect for cyclists

Emulating Manhattan’s successful High Line park, PALO suggests the former freight railway is transformed into a pleasant urban walkway.

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Garibaldi Street

The new global transport initiative, “Our Cities Ourselves” demonstrates how metropolises from Dar es Salaam to Buenos Aires can meet the challenges of accelerating population growth, as well as responding to climate change.

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ITDP exhibition

A new exhibition at the Museo de Arquitectura (MARQ) in Buenos Aires features these potential plans.

Coastal Walkway

If you’re tired of narrow bike lanes and uninspiring concrete walkways, have no fear. The new global transport initiative, “Our Cities Ourselves”, demonstrates how metropolises from Dar es Salaam to Buenos Aires can meet the challenges of accelerating population growth, as well as responding to climate change. Ten cities around the world have been re-imagined to prioritize pedestrians and sustainable transportation, such as bicycles.